1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Governor
Governor · Minnesota
Rudy Perpich (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Cal R. Ludeman (R) by 13.1 points.
Rudy PerpichDemocrat · winner
56.6%790,138
Cal R. LudemanRepublican
43.4%606,755
1,396,893 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET